List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
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This is a list of Jewish members of the United States Congress. As of 2023[update], there are 10 Jewish senators and 25 Jewish members of the House of Representatives serving in the United States Congress.
Elected as an Independent. Began identifying alternately as an Independent or Democrat while running in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries. Officially joined the Democratic Party after signing a declaratory pledge, but kept his independent affiliation in the Senate.[32]
Map of current Jewish senators. Blue means that there currently is one Jewish senator from that state. Gray means that there currently are no Jewish senators from that state.
Twenty-two states have been represented by Jewish senators. As of December 9, 2024, 10 states are represented by Jewish senators.
↑ Born (and raised) Jewish, but converted to Episcopalianism in his mid-to-late 30s while serving as a U.S. Senator.[1]
↑ Raised Jewish from birth by his Jewish father, but later converted to Mormonism.[198]
↑ With a Jewish father and Catholic mother, he was baptized as a Catholic but "was raised with both the Catholic faith and also the Jewish faith."[212]
1 2 Born (and raised) Jewish, but converted to Episcopalianism in his mid-to-late 30s
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